Closure of OPCW-UN Joint Mission

The OPCW-UN Joint Mission on the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons has completed its mandate and its operations drew to a close on 30 September 2014. From there on, the OPCW mission in Syria will continue to deal with the destruction of chemical weapon production facilities and clarification of certain aspects of the Syrian initial declaration.

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Syria chemical weapons team reports encouraging progress

3 October 2013 - Press release [bulletin] from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations.

20 Mar 2014

Chemical weapons team gets down to work in Syria

2 October 2013 - Press release [bulletin] from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations.

20 Mar 2014

OPCW-UN team arrives in Damascus and sets up operational base

1 October 2013 - Press release [bulletin] from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations.

20 Mar 2014

UN Security Council endorses expeditious destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons programme

27 September 2013 - Deeply outraged by the use of chemical weapons on 21 August in a Damascus suburb, as concluded by a United Nations investigation team, the Security Council this evening endorsed the expeditious destruction of Syria's chemical weapons programme, with inspection

20 Mar 2014

OPCW Executive Council adopts historic decision on destruction of Syria chemical weapons

27 September 2013 - The OPCW Executive Council today adopted a historic decision [PDF - 28 KB] on the destruction of Syria

20 Mar 2014

Mission Update - 6

6 December 2013

The Joint Mission has now verified that all Category 3 (unfilled) munitions declared by the Syrian Arab Republic have been destroyed.

20 Mar 2014

Mission Update - 5

6 November 2013

Further progress made by the team, following completion of 27 October and 1 November targets

The OPCW-UN Joint Mission has now verified 22 of the 23 sites.

20 Mar 2014

Mission Update - 4

25 October 2013

Inspections

20 Mar 2014

Mission Update - 3

21 October 2013

Initial Declaration The Technical Secretariat continues to assist Syria in Damascus in finalising its initial formal declaration covering its chemical weapons and related facilities.

20 Mar 2014

Mission Update - 2

18 October 2013

Inspections

20 Mar 2014

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